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Samsung Galaxy A23 5G vs Google Pixel 9a

47 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A23 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on August 5, 2022, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 years and 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
  • Shows 30% longer battery life (26:19 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 280% higher peak brightness (1927 against 507 nits)
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 593K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
  • POLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A23 5G and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 73% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A23 5G to Google Pixel 9a makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, performance, and gaming.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A23 5G
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type PLS TFT POLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2408 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 400 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 450 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 82.7% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 98.2%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time 22 ms 1 ms
Contrast 1442:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A23 5G
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A23 5G
507 nits
Pixel 9a +280%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.4 mm (6.51 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Yellow White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A23 5G
82.7%
Pixel 9a +2%
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A23 5G and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2200 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 840 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A23 5G and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A23 5G
896
Pixel 9a +87%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A23 5G
2092
Pixel 9a +94%
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A23 5G
1403
Pixel 9a +455%
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 1403 7784
Single-core score 896 1677
Multi-core score 2092 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A23 5G
593086
Pixel 9a +123%
1321069
CPU 252513 445318
GPU 63520 410687
Memory 101358 175537
UX 175695 289527
Total score 593086 1321069
Samples [5 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 81%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1060
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 352 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A23 5G
10121
Pixel 9a +27%
12890
Web score 9526 10570
Video editing 4816 7547
Photo editing 20862 21264
Data manipulation 8753 12988
Writing score 11119 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-23 (Denislav Antimov)AnTuTu 11598228
📘 2026-02-25 (Shourai)AnTuTu 11593086
📘 2025-11-25 -> manvanconggggAnTuTu 11601723
📘 2025-10-20 -> Cihuy.AnTuTu 11479832
📘 2025-09-11 (Mediatek_04 EE_MRRR032)AnTuTu 11558174
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 6 Stock Android
OS size - 14 GB
OS updates 2 years 7 years
Security updates 3 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:08 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:23 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 15:03 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:45 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 134 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A23 5G +30%
26:19 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore 5035 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 20 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A23 5G
85.9 dB
Pixel 9a +3%
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2022 March 2025
Release date September 2022 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $499
Successor - - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 1.49 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.25 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9a is definitely a better buy.

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